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[combo52]

I would never use a sponge in the kitchen

Not only are they much less effective than a nice terry washcloth, they harbor, all kinds of germs and food, etc., you waste a lot of water, trying to rinse them out and then you have to cook them in the microwave to make them somewhat safe.

I Just use a fresh washcloth when I’m cleaning up the kitchen it’s hung up to dry and goes in the laundry probably use one every other day it’s washed in the Calypso with hot water and bleach and dried and a good good hot dryer.

Try cleaning up a lot of kitchen surfaces with a sponge compared to a washcloth you’ll see how much better the washcloth cleans you’re not just smearing the food around.

John

 

[tolivac]

Sponge or cloth-remember long ago my stepmom used a cloth and that thing stank to high heavens-would not want to wipe ANY kitchen surfaces with that-I have NEVER had that sort of problem with sponges.Have not gotten sick from them-and have used sponges for over 40yrs!What was in StepMoms dishrag vives me the willys-you have to wash these more frequently.

 

[combo52]

Kitchen sponge or dish cloth

Hi Rex, both have to be washed completely every time you use them I never would reuse a dishcloth. Even the next day, it’s just plain physics a dish cloth does a much better job cleaning a lot of dirty areas a sponge might be fine for a quick little cleanup, here and there, but we do a lot of cooking and I have 45 linear feet of counter space to clean in this kitchen and a sponge would never cut it let alone the cooktop, the other stove top, etc. etc.

I’m in at least four customers kitchens every day and the stories I could tell you about filthy dish clothes sponges, and kitchen hand towels would make your head spin, ironically, I have never had paper towels in my life. I have never bought a single paper towel and yet when I’m in customers homes every day I reach for the paper towels because I would not chance it with their filthy, kitchen towels etc. every once in a while I’ve picked up a customers kitchen towel and it’s often stinks to high heaven.

John

 

[ea56]

I use good old fashioned waffle weave dish clothes to wash the dishes and to clean all the kitchen surfaces. They work great for cleaning the counter tops and I always have one near by when I’m cooking and wipe off any spills or splatters on the stove top right away before they can cook onto the surface. I prefer the waffle weave dishcloths over terry cloth because they aren’t as bulky, are more flexible and fit into glasses and tight places better than a terry cloth dish cloth.

This way I always have a nice clean cooktop and I only need to use cooktop cleaner once or twice a week on the ceramic stove top, and I cook dinner every single day. My stove will be 2 years old in a couple of weeks and it still looks brand new.

I use a sponge for wiping up larger spills and always wash it out with dish soap right after doing so and rinse it. My kitchen sponge is always clean and never smells. I buy the Scotch Brite sponges with the clear plastic netting on the scrubbing side. With a little Barkeepers Friend instead of SOS or Brillo pads, it works much better to scour and polish my Fabreware pots which are over 23 years old and also still look like new, except for the handles which became dull from putting them in the DW when I was still using it.

Eddie

 

[Unimatic1140]

I'm surprised that the Wisk liquid held up after all these years. You'd think that the scent would have "turned", and that the liquid would have separated. Is this not the case with "vintage" liquids?

For some reason all of my pre-1970 liquids have retained their wonderful scent. It seems Wisk bottles from the 70's can be hit or miss, some are exactly as I remember as a kid and others have the scent changed to something more of a chemical smell. Same goes for Downy, the 1960's versions all seem to hold up and 1970+ seems to be 50/50.

 

[tolivac]

I use a "dishwand" to clean dishes.The sponge is used for wiping the counter-don't have a large counter area.The sponges I have are a plastic foam material-elastic as well.Dirt and food bits can be rinsed off.Don't use cellulose sponges which do get smelly and icky.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

new tide original

I don't like the smell of the new Tide original. It smells like straight cleaning chemicals.

 

[agiflow]

Reply #46

I'll have to check out the smell of Tide. I just bought a new box of Tide powder the other day after finishing up my box of Gain powder. I like the Tide better even though both are P&G.